Steering mechanism for motor-plows.



G. F. HILL.

STEERING MECHANISM FOR MOTOR PLOWS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1909.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909. 2 SHEETS-SETIET 1.

G. F. HILL STEERING MECHANISM FOR MOTOR PLOWS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1909.

Patented Sept. 14,1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Be it. known that I, CHARLES F. HILL, Ya equipped with the steering mechanism. Fig. citizen of the United States, residing at 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a Blanket, in the county of Brown and State 5 bottom plan view of the same. Fig. t is a v of Texas, have invented a new and useful front end elevation of the same, with parts Steering- Meehanism for Motor-Flows, of removed. which the following is a specification. i The plow to which the steering mechanism This invention has relation to steering is applied is of the usual arrangement of mo-.

1 mechanism formotor plows, and it consists i tor plows and consists of a platform 1, 'in the novel construction and arrangement- -mounted at its rear portion upon traction of its parts, as hereinafter shown and dewheels 2. The'wheels 2 areoperatively conscllbedQ 3 nected inany suitable manner with an en- The'object of the invention is to provide a ine 3, which is mounted upon the platmechanism adapted to be applied to the orm 1. frame of a motor plow for the purpose of The forward portion of the platform 1 is steering the same with relation to the land mounted upon a dirigible axle 6, which, in vside of a'furrow which has'previously been, turn, is supported by ground wheels -5. cut-in the soil. Tanks 7 and 8 are mounted upon the for- With the above object in view the steering ward portion of the platform 1 and are mechanism comprises a Windlass journaled adapted to contain oil and water respecupon the body of the plow, and which is tively, to be utilized by the engine 3. Up operatively connected with the steering axle rights 9 are mounted upon the'rear portion of the same in the usual manner. The shaft of the platform 1 and are connected together of the .windlass is projected above the platat their upper portions bymeans of a-crossform of the plow and is provided with a piece 10. A shaft 11 is journaled for rotalaterally disposed arm, a bar is pivotally tion in the upper portions of the uprights 9,

a connected at one end with the said arm, and and the said shaft 11 is provided at a point at its other end is pivotally' connected with intermediate. of its ends with an operating the upper end of-a link. The lower end of wheel 12. Blocks 13 are slid-ably mounted the said link is pivotally connected with the in recesses provided in the cross-piece 10, and

lower, end of an arm, upon which is jourbell-crank rockers 14 are fulcrumed upon naled a furrow wheel. A laterally disposed the said cross-piece, and, at their outer ends, bracketis hingedly connected at one side of ivotally connect .with pins carried by the the platform of the plow, and a lever is fulblock 13. Rods 15 are pivotally connected crumed to the outer portion of vthe said at their outer ends with the inner ends of bracket. The working end of the said'lever the rockers 14, and at their inner ends are is pivotally connected with the last said pivotally connected with the Working end ofar'm, upon-which the furrow wheel is jour a lever 16, which, in turnis fulcrumed upon naled, and the power end of the said lever the said cross-piece 10. I is adjustably and pivotally connected with A disk frame 17 is pivotally connected by the first said bar. Means is provided for means of links 18 with the hind axle of the raising and lowering the said bracket, and plow, and a gang of disks 19 is journaled for holding-the same resiliently in a lowered for rotation upon the said disk frame 17 position, and a spring mechanism is pro- Uprights 20 are 'mounted upon the disk -9 vided in connection with the windlass or its frame 17 and extend vertically through shaft to maintain the parts operated or .opguides 21, mounted upon the rear portion of eratively connected therewith in normal the platform 1, and, at their upper forward position. A furrow-wheel is attached to or sides the said nprights 20 are provided with connected with the rear portion of the frame gear teeth 22. The shaft 11 is provided in of the plow and is adapted to cooperate the vicinity of its ends with gear wheels 23 with the steering mechanism hereinafter to which mesh with the gear teeth 22 of the" he described, for the purpose of holding the uprights 20. An arm 24 is pivotally atrear portion of the low in proper alinetached to the. rear portion of the frame 17,

ment, irrespective o the plow shares or and a furrowwheel 25 is journaled to the disks carried by the frame of the plow. rear end of the said arm 24. The furrowdraw ng Figur e TC L CHARLES E. HILL, or BLANKET, TEXAS.

STEERING MECHANISM FOR MOTOR-FLOWS.

Patented Sept. 14s, 1989;

Application filed June 14, 1909; Serial No. 502,103.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it concern." 1 1 is a top plan view of the motor plow In the accompanying Wheel 25 is pitched at. an angle to the surface of the ground and is adapted to engage carried'by the bar 29 and t 1e upper surface of the said bracket 26. The said spring 30 is under tension with a tendency to hold the bracket 26 in a lowered position. A lever 32 is fulcrumed in the outer portion of the' bracket 26, and an arm 33 is pivotally attached to the lower-end of the said lever -32.

A furrow wheel 34 is journaled to the lower portion of the arm-33 and is normally inclined at an an Is to the surface of the ground and is adapted to bear against the side of the furrow. The upper end of the lever 32 is adjustably and pivotally connected with a bar35, and the upper end of a link 36 is pivoted to the outer end of the bar 35, and the lower end of the said link 36 is pivoted to the outer end of the arm 33 in the manner as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. A Windlass '37 is journaled for rotation under the forward ortion of the platform 1 andis'provided w1th a shaft 38 which the sai platform 1. At its upper end the shaft 38 is provided with a forwardly disposed arm 39, and the inner end of the bar 35 is ivotally connected with the forward end 0 the said arm 39. A coil spring l0 surrounds the shaft 37 and at its lower end is fixed with relation to the platform 1, and at its upper end bears against the side of the arm 39, and the said spring 40 is under ten-' soon with a" tendency to swing the forward toward the bracket 26.

end of the arm 39 Steering cables 41 are fixed at their forward ends to the axle 6, at the opposite sides of its pivotal connection with the latform 1, and at their rear ends the said caldles pass around the Windlass 37. If desired, the cables 41 may be continuous and, when such is the case, the cables wrap around the Windlass 37 at its intermediate portion and in opposite directions, as illustrated in Fig. '3 of the drawings.

From the above description, it is obvious that, by rotating the shaft '11 through the instrumentality of the wheel 12, the uprights 20 may be raised or lowered, and the plow-frame 17 may be raised and, when in an adjusted position, the lever 16 may be swung so that the blocks 13 will be brought into engagement with the teeth 22 of the u rights 20, whereby the frame 17 will be held in an adjusted position. It will rojects above the upper surface 0 or lowered,

also be seen that by swinging the lever 27" the bracket 26 may be swun in a vertical direction, and, when in an ad usted position the land side thereof, the said wheel will follow the verticalwall of the furrow, and as the furrow turns or bends the wheel 34 will follow the same, and the lever 32 will be swung upon its fulcrum connection with the bracket 26. Thus the upper end of the lever 32 will be swung in or out, and the bar 35 will be moved longitudinally. As the said bar 35 moves longitudinally the arm 29 is swung and the shaft 13 turned upon its axis, as is also the Windlass-37 attached to the lowenend of the said shaft. As the Windlass 37 turns the cable or cables 41 are wound and unwound from the same, so that the dirigible axle 6 is turned upon its pivotal connection with the platform 1, and thus the supporting wheels 5 are steered, and the plow is caused to follow in a line a proximately parallel with the vertical wall of the furrow with which the wheel 34 is in engagement. By adjusting the pivotal oonneotion between the upper end of the lever 32 and the outer portion of the bar 35 the wheel 34 may be presented to the vertical side of the furrow at any desired angle. By

this arrangement it will be seen that means is provided for'automatically steering the plow to cause the same to follow, approximately parallel with the vertical wall of the furrow previously opened, and, consequently, if the said furrow surrounds with compares tively long curves or turns, a patch of ground to e tilled the plow will follow the said furrow and the succeeding furrows o sued by itself until the said patch is. comp etely turned under.

Having described my, invention,'what I claim as new and desireto secure, by Letters 3 Patent, is

1. A plow comprlsing a platform supported at its forward end upon a dirigible cables operatively connecting the Windlass with the axle, a bracket hingedly attached to the platform, a .lever fulcrumed to the bracket, a furrow wheel carried by the lever, and means operatively connecting thesa' id lever with the said Windlass.

2. A plow comprising a platform sup ported at one end upon a dirigible axle, a Windlass mounted upon the platform, cables operatively connectin the Windlass with the axle, a bracket hinge y attached to the plat .axle, a Windlass mounted upon the platform,

Windlass, and

lever Windlass mounted upon the platform,

form, means for raising and lowering the bracket, a lever fulcrnmed to the bracket, :1 furrow wheel carried by the lever, and means operatively connecting the said lever with the said Windlass.

'3. A -plow comprising a platform supported at one end upon a dirigible axle, a

Windlass mounted upon the platform, cables operatively connecting the Windlass with the axle, a lever operatively connected with the 4. A plow comprising a platform supported at one end upon a dirigible axle, a cables operatively connecting the Windlass with the axle, a bracket 'hingedly attached to the platform, a lever fulcrumed to, the bracket, an

, arm pivoted to the lower end of the lever, a'

furrow wheel journaled upon the arm, a bar operatively connected with the Windlass and pivoted to the lever, and a link connecting the said bar with the said arm. 5. A plow comprising a platform supported at one end upon -a Windlass mounted upon the platform, cables operatively connecting the Windlass with the axle, a bracket hingedly attached to the plata furrow wheel carried by the Windlass mounted upon the platform, cables operatively connecting the indlass with the axle, a bracket hingedly attached to the platform, a lever fulcrumed to the bracket, an arm pivoted to the lever, a furrow wheel journalcd upon the arm, a bar pivotally connected with the lcvcrand operatively connected with the Windlass, a link pivotally connecting the said bar, and the arm, and a s )rin means 0 cratin u )on the Windlass with a-t'cndency to hold the same in a normal position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature y in the presence of dirigible axle, a

two witnesses. v

CHARLES F. HILL.v \Vitnesses:

H. C.' MArNon, J. E. BURNETT. Y 

